Tom Simpson officiated high school basketball games for 50 years. The Rushville native received applause before his final ...

AT TEN. SO WITH THE BASKETBALL SEASON UPON US, WE TALK ABOUT THE PLAYERS ALL THE TIME, RIGHT? BUT NOT USUALLY ABOUT THE PEOPLE WITH THE WHISTLES, UNLESS THEY MAKE A MISTAKE DURING THE GAME. AND THEN ...

When informed by email she had been selected as the 2024-25 Official of the Year in girls basketball, Becky Olmstead was shocked. Olmstead, a Conneaut resident, has been a referee for 33 years, and ...

One foul call. That’s all it took for Quincy Smith Jr. to hear complaints and frustrated looks inside a gymnasium on a snowy Monday night as St. Paul Como Park played a junior varsity game at ...

Major rule changes are on the way for both men’s and women’s basketball in the upcoming season, with coaches now able to challenge calls after the NCAA rules panel approved new rules ahead of next ...

Nima Mohammadi is a dedicated and accomplished professional basketball referee whose journey spans from local leagues in Ontario, Canada, to officiating professional-level games across North America.

The NBA is using "automated officiating" to enhance game accuracy The play, in real time to the naked eye, might have looked very close to a violation. LeBron James leaped, got his right hand on the ...

At the center of everything good in Tarrell Willis' life has been basketball. Willis is one of the newest refs in the DI officiating consortium that includes the Big Ten, MAC, Summit, Mountain West ...

Longtime high school basketball official Jeff Tamarri collapsed and died during girls' game at Monrovia on Friday night.

The play, in real time to the naked eye, might have looked very close to a violation. LeBron James leaped, got his right hand on the ball with a few tenths of the game’s final second remaining and ...